I've Heard That Czech and Slovak Are Similar Languages. Are There Any Slovak Words That People From Czechia Can't Understand and Vice Versa?

i would say, in non-verbal contact (when misunderstandings cannot be eliminated immediately) theres a much higher risk of things being understood incorrectly is when a word sounds the same, or very close and the person assumes it means the same it means in his language when it doesnt.for example words like kouit which means to smoke in czech but in slovak the word kri means to heat (as in heat up a room). while the czech translation for the slovak word kri is the czech word topit.

and if i go on, the czech word topit has a slovak counterpart in the word topi which means either to drown, or to melt, but never to heat up.so i think there might be more confusion when a speaker believes he understands, but is deceived by the similarity of the languages

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How do you greet professors in western culture?

Note: I don't think I've ever met a professor in a formal environment, I tend to be extremely informal anyway, and "Western culture" is a very very large range of people and norms and values.

I can speak only for myself, or perhaps my immediate community.I'd probably start with "Hi, I'm Madsen."I don't think I'd shake hands, just because I rarely do that u2014 I don't find it necessary very often.

But if the professor extends their hand, absolutely take it.As far as "how to start conversation," it depends on what the conversation will be about. I'd start it the same way I'd start a conversation on that topic with anyone else.

(That said, you might want to avoid "Hey, dude!" or "Hey you!" on your first encounter.

)Professors are just people. It doesn't make sense to greet them as if they were something else

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How do I text/introduce myself to a girl I mutually connected with?

If it was mutual, hopefully it won't be too hard to reconnect.

If you want to date her, call her. Texting is really for kids, cowards, creeps and cheaters. One text message looks like every other text message, and they are all too easy to ignore.

There is nothing like the warmth of a human voice.Be friendly, introduce yourself and refresh your memory about where you and she met, and tell her you'd like to see her again. If she says yes, make a plan for something limited in time, like drinks, coffee, or dinner.

Do not ask her to hang out; that's kid stuff too, and it makes a guy look aimless at best and cheap at worst.If she says she has a boyfriend, that's that. You can politely express mild disappointment, but be gracious and tell her it was a pleasure meeting her.

Then say goodbye and smoothly end the call. Then leave her alone.You'll be fine.

Good luck

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Why is it that some people just don't say hi unless you say hi first?

eh, for me, if its a good friend, ill always say hi easilythen it gets progressively trickier for memy culture thinks its weird for you to say hi to everyone, ESPECIALLY including a blinding smile & eye contactbut for me, if people make eye contact with me, ill smile and say hiif not, i give them their own space in publicbut personally, if i greeted everyone, id be saying about 5060 his in a day and then going back to my resting face, if i wanted to be like that, id go back to my fast-food cashiering job and easily say hi to 300 people a dayits pretty exhausting for me, rewarding, but still exhausting, which is probably why i like hanging out with older people, theyre fine with the composed silencebut some cultures (and people) get offended or insulted if you dont make an effort to say hi to acquaintancesso id rather not go out too much and be OBLIGATED to put on the show

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How can someone walk back in time, even hypothetically?

This question reminds me about a very interesting idea I have had when I was 14 or so.If there are scientists reading this. Please do not!

It is highly inaccurate, because I was a kid when I imagined this.First of all, you have to gain control over some properties of the elementary particles (such as electrons, protons, etc. ).

Then, you must find a way to attach tachyonic attributes to them, which wouldn't be that hard, regarding the research at CERN. Next, become able to control the moments when those particles will behave as tachyons, connect the particles with a very expensive system via quantum properties and that's it.You have your person sent in the future.

How about the past? Actually, we have no proof that the eccentric properties the tachyons have couldn't allow them to travel back in time, as well. And again, I am sorry for my highly impossible physics.

I was 14

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Why can't computers understand simple English language?

They can.The problem is expectations.

People expect to be able to write 10 if statements and be able to make computers talk and understand natural language.Each part of the translation of natural language requires a different module. For example, translating human voice to written language requires a module.

That module exists, for at least 15 years ago I saw it at work from a Swiss company that went bankrrupt.Everything you can imagine regarding natural language has already been done. For example, the same Swiss company had software that could read, at least in English and Spanish, and you would hear a person talking, not a computer.

The real problem is gathering all those and putting a system inside a computer. You would have something similar to C3PO, but the problem is that not all technologies belong to the same company and it would take some time putting it all together in a coherent manner.Then people would ask: why doesn't it do everything like Jarvis does in the Iron Man movie.

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Why do strangers ignore me when I say hello to them and try to start a conversation?

Over friendly people sometimes come across creepy. By trying too hard you are making people think you could be grooming them for your next serial kill.

Itu2019s best to totally ignore the person and not give too much eye contact. The only exception to breaking silence is if there is a shared experience you both witness. For example you could safely start a conversation with something like u201cWow, that bus driver was in a hurry, must be keen to get to knock off and get to the pubu201d.

Donu2019t take it too far though. This conversation should only go for around 3 exchanges, maybe 4. Donu2019t ask their name or what they do, itu2019s too soon.

You will need to have regular contact over an extended period of time to break through the stranger barrier and get on a first name basis. You also need to allow these encounters to happen naturally, and by chance, otherwise it could be seen as stalking.

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How do you say, u201chave a good dayu201d in Japanese?

We don't have similar expression in Japan. You need to understand that sometimes we don't always have an equivalent phrase in different languages.In the U.

S., cashiers at grocery stores or gas stations say "Have a good (or great) day" after getting our money. In Japan, she would say just "Thank you.

Please come again. " We don't have such a custom to say "Have a good day."When we finish talking with our friends, we just say u3058u3083u3042u306d (female) or u3058u3083u3042u306a (male) which means "See you later.

" We don't say like "Have a good day" or "Have a good evening. "We don't have an equivalent of "How are you doing?" either.

This is very common greeting in the U.S. like "Hello" and "Hi.

" This is the proof that there's not always we have identical phrases in different countries

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I want to ask my professor out after I graduate. Should I do it?

I did this.

Of course it turned out that the professor I asked got this kind of thing a lot, so he had his refusal speech memorized. If your professor is at all attractive, or even if he's just single, he's been hit on by students, former students and probably other professors. Academia is a very closed environment.

If you know for sure that he's not married and if you think there's a good chance that he's not involved with anyone right now, ask him if you really want to. Just prepare yourself for a polite -- or worse, an avuncular and kind -- no.The problem is that if he says yes, you'll have to figure out a way to tell if he really isn't seeing anyone, or if he just likes a bit of youngness on the side.

You know nothing about his personal life or character. Don't ever forget that. The charming guy in the front of the room is a persona, not who he is at home

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Why is my girlfriend's daughter so rude to me?

Iu2019m assuming youu2019re a man, and there could be any number of reasons. Maybe sheu2019s fearful that youu2019ll take her mother away from her. Maybe sheu2019s used to being the center of the universe, and resents the attention her mom gives you.

Maybe she still hopes that her parents will get back together, and she resents you because youu2019re proof that her parents are not getting back together. Maybe sheu2019s been indulged and cossetted her whole life, and her mom never taught her any manners, never corrected her when she was rude, so this is u201cnormalu201d behavior for her.If sheu2019s a little kid, then she doesnu2019t know any better (and her mom isnu2019t helping matters by teaching her manners).

If sheu2019s a teenager, then she should know better, but teenagers can be jerks

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How do I correctly tell my boyfriend his daughter is a disrespectful little bugger?

VERY carefully!She may be exactly that, but he loves her.

There could be a gazillion reasons sheu2019s disrespectful, and, in the movies youu2019d all work together to help her change her ways and learn to love and respect you, but frankly, I wouldnu2019t hold my breath.If youu2019e in this relationship, youu2019re also in a relationship with the daughter and will be as long as you are part of his life. Chances are, things wonu2019t change, stating your opinion will simply create friction between you and your boyfriend, because, trust me, on some level, he already knows sheu2019s disrespectful and chooses to accept it.

if he doesnu2019t correct her for being disrespectful to YOU, itu2019s an indication that heu2019s o.k. with it.

If thatu2019s the case, youu2019re fighting an uphill battle. You need to decide if the relationship with the boyfriend is worth the aggravation with the daughter. If not, youu2019d be wise to move on now before you have more time and emotion invested